25 Tex. Admin. Code § 37.505 - Birthing Facility Screening Provider Responsibilities

(a) A birthing facility screening provider shall be a department-certified newborn hearing screening program. A provider that is not certified is required to refer the infant to a department-certified newborn hearing screening program.

(b) A birthing facility screening provider shall:

(1) perform the initial hearing screening, or document why the screening was not performed, in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code § 47.003;

(2) provide screening results and educational materials to the parents;

(3) provide screening results to the applicable healthcare providers; and

(4) report results in accordance with § 37.504 of this subchapter (relating to Required Reporting).

(c) Infants who do not pass the initial hearing screening must be offered a follow-up screening or referral consistent with Joint Committee on Infant Hearing guidelines, found at http://www.jcih.org/posstatemts.htm, as updated.

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25 Tex. Admin. Code § 37.505

The provisions of this §37.505 adopted to be effective May 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 3962; amended to be effective April 3, 2007, 32 TexReg 1913; amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 19, May 8, 2015, TexReg 2537, eff. 5/14/2015; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 51, December 18, 2020, TexReg 9212, eff. 12/23/2020